# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-31-350: Wheels up landing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB SEA08LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA025.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 2007 · N84859 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use a written checklist.
- [NTSB DEN08LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA012.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Trinidad, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 2007 · N313RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB DFW07CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA209.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Pampa, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 28, 2007 · N45014 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB CHI07CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA109.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Walker, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 13, 2007 · N770C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent failure to lower the landing gear.
- [NTSB ANC06LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA093.md): Piper PA-31 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2006 · N41185 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent landing with the landing gear retracted, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB ANC04LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA117.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Telida, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 2004 · N41185 · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the pilot-in-command to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing and structural damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB ANC02LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA104.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Nuiqsut, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2002 · N3535F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent wheels-up landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to complete the prelanding checklist, his diverted attention, and a delayed gear warning horn alarm.
- [NTSB ANC02LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA022.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 2002 · N3527U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to complete his prelanding checklist, and a subsequent inadvertent wheels up landing.
- [NTSB DEN00LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA179.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Blanding, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 2000 · N114SA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and lower the landing gear for landing. A factor was diverted attention.
- [NTSB CHI00LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA029.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Romulus, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 1999 · N4UE · Substantial damage
  > the inadvertent wheels-up landing by the pilot.
- [NTSB ANC98LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA167.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Noorvik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1998 · N4112D · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the pilot to follow the aircraft checklist, and an inadvertent wheels up landing.
- [NTSB ANC98LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA120.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Fort Yukon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1998 · N3527U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the pre-landing checklist. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.
- [NTSB ANC97LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA069.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Selawik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1997 · N59985 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention while in the landing pattern.
- [NTSB MIA95LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA153.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Opa-Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1995 · N530JB · Substantial damage
  > The failure of maintenance personnel to comply with manufacturer inspection procedures for hydraulic lines resulting in the failure of the right main gear door line and loss of all hydraulic fluid.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103110', '7103125')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 232))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103110&occurrence=232

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